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Newspaper
Springfield Globe Republic
Location
Springfield, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1885
Page
3
City matters note Armenian guests, arrests, appointments and deaths. Mentions Mr Fond Wand, Mr Warren Garman, Mr Herman Flynn, Mrs Theres Campbell, Mrs Thurse Dergenten and Mrs Wu M Rutter. David Devine jailed for keg theft. post office changes expected. Patrick Gerry dies. church Sunday services. various local meetings and public notices.
In London a corps of professional models sits for artists earning roughly a dollar to two per day. Young children like Georgie Munn sit patiently, guided by a craftsman and a loving mother, to help paint portraits. The piece notes a child’s discipline and the parent’s quiet instruction and mentions a U.S. frontier town sign of civilization by tolerating tall hat attire.
The article critiques how party nominating conventions have become mass assemblies that drown public deliberation. It argues for excluding ex-officials and reporters to allow open talk, and suggests voters should express individual choice beyond party lines in a free government system as discussed by Hartford Courant.
Local notices tout medicines such as Athlophoros and Miller's Heeb Bitters with testimonials. Prominent claims include rheumatic relief, dyspepsia cures, and general vitality boosts. Brown's Iron Bitters and Dr Busanko Pile Remedies are advertised with patient testimonials and vendor tips.
Mrs Kuna Clark advertises a hair restorer that claims to treat scalp conditions, promote growth, restore natural color, and improve skin. It is offered in Charleston Clark County Ohio with agents, priced 73 cents to 1.00 per bottle, and sold by Ad Bakhaus Co. and H H Woile at local druggists.
A noisy advertisement column touts Kemp’s Balsam and various tonics as universal cures for coughs, colds, chest pain, skin diseases, and female ailments. It claims agent appointments, trial sizes, and money refunds, naming Dr. Marchist, Ober, Ludlow, and others, with prices ranging from 41 cents to $1.50 and references to sample bottles and free trials.
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